DWI Defense Lawyer
Austin, Texas DWI / DUI Defense
Texas is noted for having one of the highest driving while intoxicated (DWI) – also commonly called “drunk driving” – rates in the US. Texas laws dealing with repeat offenders are fairly strict and any charges may range from misdemeanor level to felony level. If you have been charged with a DWI or DUI, call an experienced Austin DWI lawyer. You will definitely need a competent attorney to handle your case.
Do not speak to anyone else other than the attorney. You will not talk your way out of a DWI/DUI charge. Anything you do or say, other than directly to your attorney, may come back to haunt you at a later date. Telling them why you were out having a few drinks is the wrong thing to do and may land you in jail or prison and result in your Texas driver’s license being suspended. If you have been drinking and driving, don’t take the tests.
Your refusal to take the tests results in an administrative driver’s license revocation, but a competent Austin DWI attorney can give you a fighting chance at keeping your Texas driver’s license at the administrative hearing and beating the criminal DWI/DUI charge.
Call The Lee Law Firm and we will take appropriate action. We may be able to have the charges thrown out on a technicality and save your driver’s license. If the charges can’t be beaten on a technicality because of a violation of your constitutional rights, we may be able to negotiate a lesser sentence—including probation—if the case goes to court. If we can’t negotiate a sentence with the prosecutors then we can take your case to a jury trial and fight for your rights.
If you face license suspension, we can help you get an occupational license to get to work or school. This largely depends on your driving record and /or rate of convictions for DWI/DUI.
Getting arrested for a DWI/DUI in Texas involves a fairly typical process that normally starts with a traffic stop. In many instances, the traffic stop isn’t even usually for suspicion of DWI, but for a traffic offense such as speeding or failing to signal. Police are able to pull people over so long as they have a “reasonable suspicion” that a driver was breaking the law or “probable cause” that a traffic offense occurred.
An Austin criminal defense lawyer may challenge police stops like this, usually by filing a motion to suppress. There is normally a hearing on that motion. At the hearing, the State of Texas calls the officer to explain why the vehicle was stopped and why the officer had reasonable suspicion of DWI/DUI. This is required before asking the driver to perform the standard field sobriety tests or a breath test. A criminal defense lawyer gets a chance to cross-examine the officer and if the judge feels there wasn’t a reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle, the motion to suppress is granted.
Once this happens, the prosecution may not offer any further evidence about the traffic stop or any evidence collected at that time. If the State has no evidence, there is no case and a good chance the DWI/DUI charges will be dismissed. Every case is different and what happens in one might not happen in another.
When an Austin criminal defense lawyer has been hired, speak only to that attorney and outline all the details of the incident. Don’t hold back any information, and don’t fib to the attorney about anything either, no matter how insignificant it may seem. Giving a lawyer false information will only make their job representing the case a lot harder.
If you have been arrested for DWI/DUI and you made some mistakes by — talking to the police about how much you had been drinking, taking the standard field sobriety tests, or taking the breath tests — don’t worry, an Austin DWI lawyer does their utmost to get the best results possible. A competent DWI/DUI lawyer gives you a fighting chance to keep your criminal record clean, save your Texas driver’s license and keeps you out of jail or prison.
Don’t wait for a court date, as you only have 15 days from the date of arrest to request a hearing on the administrative license revocation. Failure to request an administrative hearing will result in an automatic suspension of your Texas driver’s license.
If you have been arrested for DWI/DUI immediately call The Lee Law Firm who is experienced in this area. Speak to us about your case. We know the value of loyalty, honesty and honor, something our clients deeply appreciate.
